The T-Mobile G1 has now been successfully unlocked. The geniuses at Unlock-TMobileG1.com have come to the rescue of T-Mobile haters world-wide. The only downside is that they are charging $23 for the unlock codes.

Call me crazy, but I find a fundamental problem PAYING for unlock codes to a phone running an open-source OS. I guess it’s better than T-Mobile’s 90 day unlock policy but still, I don’t like it!

Garmin stated today that their Nuvifone would not be delayed, and would still make their first half of 2009 projected shipping date. The phone was unveiled just over a year ago, and though it initially turned heads, it remains to be seen if it can compete with the G1, iPhone 3G and others. The price was announced at around $500 last year. There has been no word if that would be lowered upon launch.

Starting today, any developer can register and upload their own applications to the Android market. The apps require no approval from the powers that be. This should result in a tidal wave of original content for the platform. Developers of the mobile platform will also be providing would-be programmers with a device that tests their apps and readies them for upload. In a few months, once programmers are up to speed, this should really get interesting. Click here for details written by Android’s Eric Chu.

The upcoming Apple iPhone software update will include Google Maps Street View implementation as well as the ability to read mass transit directions. The Google implementation was thought to be one of the niftier features of T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone, but now it appears both competitors will support the function.

A build of the upcoming software has just been released to developers and Google Maps Street View is said to be functioning nicely. Apple has issued no word as to when version 2.2 of the iPhone software will be available to the laymen. Click here for a host of applicable images.

The new Google HTC G1 Android phone officially launched today, and so did the Android Open Source Project for developers. This is a mixed bag of news. First the apps will be free until next year, but that means premium paid applications won’t appear until next year. The incentive for developers to develop good apps is good however. Developers get 70 percent of the profit, while carriers and billing fees absorb the other 30 percent, with Google getting nothing.

As of 8 am this morning the G1 phone went on sale at T-Mobile stores in major cities. All stores that only have a demo of the phone will take orders for the phone.

There has been some criticism of the phone, since it isn’t exactly like the iPhone. There are a lot of incredible built in apps like the ability to comparison shop before you buy. Just scan the UPC code of a product, with the help of your camera, to compare prices from online merchants and nearby local stores. You can read product reviews and even build an on-line wish list to share with your friends.

To learn more about the G1 visit the T-mobile G1 site. To learn more about Android visit their site.